Sony's 2007 slim touchscreen compact — 8.1MP CCD, Zeiss 38-114mm folded zoom, 3in touch LCD
The Cyber-shot DSC-T70 was one of Sony's ultra-slim T-series compacts, announced in September 2007. The T-series used a folded internal zoom behind a sliding front cover, and the T70's headline feature was a 3-inch touchscreen that replaced nearly all physical controls. It sold in silver, black, white and pink finishes.
It paired an 8.1-megapixel Super HAD CCD (5.76x4.29mm, a 1/2.5-inch type) with a Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 6.33-19.0mm f/3.5-4.3 lens, equivalent to 38-114mm in 35mm terms. Super SteadyShot optical stabilisation, face detection and VGA video recording were built in, and the 3-inch touch-panel LCD served as the sole interface for shooting and playback, as there is no optical viewfinder.
Its card-slim profile and cover-slide startup make it a genuine shirt-pocket camera, popular now with buyers chasing the 2000s CCD compact aesthetic. Touchscreen-only control divides opinion — the resistive panel is less responsive than modern screens — and the internal zoom keeps the body sealed but limits the aperture.
The touchscreen is the main condition risk: test every corner of the panel responds, as worn or scratched digitisers make the camera unusable. Check the sliding lens cover moves freely and powers the camera on and off. It takes Memory Stick Duo family cards rather than SD, and uses a slim proprietary lithium-ion pack, so confirm battery and charger are present.